Germany without Dortmund trio Goetze, Reus, Schmelzer

BERLIN

Borussia Dortmund's Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus, Robert Lewandowski and Mario Goetze (L-R) celebrate a goal against Bayer Leverkusen during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Leverkusen February 3, 2013.

Reuters/Ina Fassbender

BERLIN Germany will be without Borussia Dortmund trio Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus and Mario Goetze when they take on France in a friendly in Paris on Wednesday looking to end a 26-year wait for a victory over Les Bleus.

Defender Schmelzer is out with an ankle problem, midfielder Goetze has a flu virus and Reus picked up an adductor muscle injury in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, German FA spokesman Jens Grittner told a news conference on Monday.

Grittner said another Dortmund player, midfielder Ilkay Guendogan, would make the trip despite a minor injury. He also added there were fitness doubts concerning defender Lars Bender and striker Miroslav Klose.

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger had already been ruled out of Wednesday's game with a minor knock.

The spate of withdrawals are a worry for Germany who have lost five of their last six meetings with France and last beat Les Bleus in August 1987.

"Records are there to be broken," said manager Oliver Bierhoff. "A win would be a good morale boost for our team."